Greak: Memories of Azur Reviews
Greak: Memories of Azur is a well-executed adventure that reaches for the stars but never quite leaves orbit.
Overall, Greak: Memories of Azur looks and sounds great, but it doesn’t play great. Minor issues compile and compound as the game goes on, resulting in a lackluster finish. Hopefully, the developers can learn from the issues and mistakes of Greak for their next game, whether it’s within the same universe or another one.
Unfortunately, I was blinded by the beauty of the game. Which, for me, turned out as facade. The fun was missing for me.
Review in German | Read full review
Sumptuously animated, Greak Memories of Azur draws you in with its high-end artwork. However, the game is an exercise in frustration and bad design choices. A central mechanic of three characters controlled by one player with no co-op option, hinders platforming and renders combat nigh on impossible. I’m out here trying to forget Azur.
Greak: Memories of Azur presents us a metroidvania, but with a personal touch trying to differentiate it from the rest, with the idea of playing with 3 characters at the same time, idea already used in other games such as Castlevania (Dawn of Sorrow as an example of a metroidvania or Castlevania III in an arcade), but on this occasion, present at all times instead to be exchanged at the push of a button. Puzzles, action and lots of exploring will amaze you in this amazing adventure!
Review in Spanish | Read full review
Greak: Memories of Azur is fun and challenging. While it’s difficult to control all three siblings at once, they are a force to be reckoned with when players get a handle on them. Those who enjoy Metroidvania games should not pass up this unique adventure. Azur awaits!
Memories of Azur is a video game that will delight fans of metroidvania. And if you are also like me, who play games through your eyes, then do not hesitate to let yourself be dragged by these little Courines brothers to the forest of Azur, where you will spend some lovely hours helping them reunite and save their species.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
Greak: Memories of Azur has a lot going for it. I just wish that its core concept of controlling three characters at the same time worked better. Too often, instead of being helpful, your siblings just end up getting in the way. If you can look past these sections, though, you’ll find a beautiful game with some great puzzles and a lot of heart.
Greak: Memories of Azur is an innovative puzzle platformer that tests your wits and presence of mind by putting you in charge of more than one character, though it’s held back by some odd difficulty balancing and unsatisfying companion AI.
Greak: Memories of Azur invites us to explore a world at war as we control three characters at once to solve all sorts of ingenious puzzles.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
Greak: Memories of Azur has enough charm that, despite the several niggles I had, I was still compelled to play through it. Beautiful art style and fun and engaging gameplay are the stand-out features here. But if it had co-op that would just make this game that much more brilliant. For now I guess your usual co-op partner can sit on the side of the sofa and just shout at you until you give up the controller. At the end of the day Greak is a good game about the importance of family that is well worth your time. It may also convince you to call your family to tell them you love them. After all, when chaos is coming we always have family in whatever form that comes in.
It’s charming, it’s daring, innovative and original. It attains a merit of quality within independent circles of gaming, and could continue as an ongoing series if it really wanted to, that withstanding Greak: Memories of Azur does an outstanding job at delivering new experiences in gaming, and the puzzle-platforming genre.
Greak: Memories of Azur is an exquisitely crafted 2D exploration, action and platform game. With an impeccable audiovisual section and some new mechanics, we are presented with this metroidvania that departs a bit from the standards of the subgenre. Although the use of its playable mechanics is a bit unbalanced and the design of the title gives the feeling that it could offer us more, Greak: Memories of Azur is a very enjoyable game that has been on the verge of being much more.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
Greak: Memories of Azure has a gorgeous presentation and world to discover, but the added features, although unique, require a specific type of adventure fan to enjoy. Things just become overly confusing, and my muscle memory never seemed to adapt to the constant demand for accessing the menu and switching between characters. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a great game, but some elements are largely unnecessary.
While Greak: Memories of Azur can be occasionally frustrating, the design and world-building are effective enough to make it worthwhile and enjoyable for players of all skill-sets.
There’s a lot to like here, so it should come as no surprise that the pros far outweigh the cons.
Looking at it as just a visual demonstration, Greak: Memories of Azur is second to none but it is the gameplay that is totally lacking the wow factor that is needed to help the game hit the high notes.
Review in Persian | Read full review
Greak: Memories of Azur captivate by mixing elements from various genres and by presenting beautiful hand-drawn graphics, making it a great choice for platform and metroidvania fans. Gameplay is fun most of the time, but simultaneous control of characters at certain times can be a little frustrating. The random soundtrack and little variety of enemies can make the adventure a little monotonous at times.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
Without a doubt, Greak: Memories of Azur is a fantastic game. I confess to having spent practically my entire journey with a smile from ear to ear as I learned more about the world of Courines, enjoying the backdrops with rich handcrafted arts and racking my brain in ingenious puzzles. Thus, it's easy to be enchanted by the triple gameplay involving Greak, Adara and Raydel, who star in an unforgettable adventure in the fight to preserve Azur's memory.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
If it weren’t for [its controls] -the most important thing to nail in the genre- Greak would have been a top tier 2D platformer. As for now, it has to settle for the bronze medal for its art and ingenious idea of making platforming and puzzle segments using a trio of heroes.